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P. A. ROBERTS ET AL- GARAGE Filed Feb. 15. 1923 INVENTORS PrasZo/zzd Mi;1 6567 6154202" Patented Feb. 26,1924.

PRESTON A. ROBERTS AND PETER C. BACH, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT orCOLUMBIA,

ASSIGNORS To THE P. A. ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION c0., INO.,. or WASHINGTON,ms- TRICT or COLUMBIA, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

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Application filed February 15, 1923. Serial No. 619,290.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PRESTON A. Ronnn'rs and PETER C. BACILIBltlZBIlS ofthe United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garages, of whichthe following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to garage structures of that type embodying aplurality of independent compartments for the storage of motor vehicles,more particularly to the front wall of said structure, and the inventionhas for its object to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth agarage structure including a plurality of independent compartments orrooms and a front wall common to said compartments and consisting of astationary upper section and a shiftable lower section suspended fromthe upper section and formed of a plurality of shiftable members,associated with the compartments and providing closures therefor, andwith the closures arranged exteriorly of the compartments so as not tointerfere with the depth thereof and whereby the closure ofeach'compartinent will be so positioned as to provide alternatecompartments of greater depth.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a manner ashereinafter set forth a garage structure formed with a pluralityofcompartments and a front wall comprising a stationary upper sectioncommon to said compartments and a lower section formed with a pluralityof shiftable elements, each associated with a compartment and providinga closure therefor and each having means forming a part thereof toprovide for the vertical adjustment of the closure when occasion sorequires.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a garage structure whichis comparatively simple and durable in 1ts arrangement and construction,and having a front wall consisting of a stationary upper section and alower section formed with a plurality of shiftableelements and with theupper section set up to protect the upper portion of said shiftableelements, and com-- paratively inexpensive to construct.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated. in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan'be resorted to, which fall within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure l is a perspective view brokenaway, of a garage structure in accordance with this invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view, in vertical section, of the front wallof the structure.

Figure 3 is an elevation, broken away and partly in section of the frontwall of the structure.

Figure a is a diagrammatic view illustrating in plan a garage structurein accordance with this invention.

A garage structure in accordance with this invention is set up toprovide what may be termed a plurality of independent garages,compartments or rooms for independently storing motor vehicles and saidstructure includes a front wall which is common to the. several garages,compartments or rooms and the said front wall includes a other elementcan be positioned at the rear or at the front of an adjacent element andby this construction the shiftable elements, which constitute closuresfor the compartments, are not swung into the compartments when openingthem, under such conditions never occupying a portion of the floor spaceof the compartment.

Referring to Figure 4 of the drawing,

which illustrates diagrammatically a garage structure in accordance withthis invention 1 indicates the back wall of the structure, 2, 3 the endwalls of the structure, 4 the partition walls which provide thecompartments 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and 10 indicates the shiftable elementsof the lower section of the front wall. The back wall 1 is common to theseveral compartments. In Figure 4 of the drawing by way of example thestructure is shown as consisting of five compartments, but this numbercan be increased or diminished if desired. In Figure 1 of the drawingthe structure is illustrated as set up with two compartments.

Extending from the end wall 2 to the end wall 3 in proximity to the roof11, as well as being common to the several compartments and arranged atthe outer end thereof, is a combined bracing and supporting element 12,having its lower edge provided with a cut out portion 13 at eachcompartment.

The front wall of the structure comprises a stationary upper sectioncommon to said compartments and further includes a lower section whichis also common to said compartments. The stationary upper section of thefront wall consists of a supporting member 14 which is positionedagainst the element 12, above the lower edge thereof, and

said support 14 is secured to the element 12 by the hold fast devices15. Mounted on the support 14 is a series of substantially triangularshaped brackets 16, which are seated on the top edge of the support 14and also abut against the front of the support 14, as well as projectingforwardly thereof and formed with a depending end 17. The brackets 16also abut against the element 12 as Well as extending there above, andare secured to the element 12 by the hold fast devices 18. The brackets16 are suitably spaced apart, as shown in Figure 1, and upon the upperedge of each of the brackets 16, said e ge inclining downwardly, is acorrugated metallic protective cover 19 which is of a length common tothe length of the structure, or in other words of a len h to extend fromthe end wall 2 to the en wall 3 and said covering 19, is also positionedagainst the end walls 2 and 3, and extend to theroof 11. The covering 19is secured to the brackets 16 and end walls 2 and 3 in an suitablemanner. Positioned against the epending ends 17 of the brackets 16 is awall member 20, which in connection with the element 12, support 14 andbrackets 16 rovides a cham ber 21 extending substantially throughout theupper section of the front wall. The coverm 19 is extended downwardly atthe front o the dependent ends of the brackets 16 and also against thefront of the wall member 20, as well as being secured to the latter.

Each end of the chamber 21 is closed by a bracket 22 and into saidbracket 22 extend the ends of the support 14 and member 20. The brackets22 are protected by the plates 23.

Suspended from the su port 14 1s a plurality of spaced hanger e ementseach consisting of an angle shaped arm formed of a vertical leg 24 and ahorizontal leg 25. The horizontal leg 25is mounted on the top of thesupport 14 and the vertical leg 24 is positioned against the front ofthe support 14, and secured thereto by the lag screw 26. The verticalleg of the arm of the hanger element depends below the support 24 andhas formed integral therewith a pair of oppositcly extending holders 27each of which is rectangular in cross section and slotted at the bottomthereof, as at 28 forming thereby a pair of supporting flanges 29. Theholders 27 are arranged at the top of the chamber 21 and one ispositioned below the support 14 and the other below the brackets 16.

The lower section of the front wall comrises the shiftable elements 10each of which is in the form of a door or closure corresponding incontour to the shape of a compartment and of a height to extend into thechamber 21, and of substantial width, so that when an element 10 ispositioned at the front of a compartment it will completely close thesame. Each ofthe elements 10, is constructed of any suitable materialand cut away at its top to provide a vertically disposed rib 30 of alength equal to the width and is flush with the outer face'of theelement. Secured to the upper portion, at the front of each element 10and in proximity to each side edge thereof, is an inverted L- shapedstrap 31 extended above the rib 30 and having the horizontal leg thereofoverlapping the top of the element 10. The horizontal leg of the strap31 is spaced from the top edge of the rib. 30. Secured to the rear faceof the element 30 at the upper portion thereof and in proximity to eachside edge, as well as opposing the strap 31, is an L- shaped strap 32,which is oppositely disposed wit respect to the strap 31 and said strap32 has its horizontal leg projecting forwardly and is overlapped by thehorizontal leg of the strap 31. The strap 31 projects above the element32 and extending through the horizontal legs of the straps 31, 32 is asuspension bolt 34, having a circular skeleton head 35 for connectionwith a shaft 36, pro vided with wheels or rollers 37 which travel in atrack member. The outer track member mounted in the outer holders 27 isindicated at 38 and the inner track member mounted in the inner holders27 as indicated at 39. i

The track members 38, 39 are arranged in parallelism and each is of alength to extend from one bracket 22 to the other bracket 22. Hold fastdevices 40 are provided for securing the track members to the holders.

Each of thetraiik members is flanged as at inseam) 41 for retaining thewheels or rollers 31 therein. I

Mounted on each suspension bolt .34 is a pair of adjusting nuts 42, towhich access is had for adjustment through the cut out por tions 13,when it is desired to vertically adjust the elements 10. One of the nuts42 abuts against the horizontal leg of the strap 31 and the other nut 42abuts against the horizontal leg of the strap 32. c

The straps 31, 32 are secured to the elements 10 by the hold fastdevices 43.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawin a garage structure is set up embodying o jects as hereinbeforeset forth, and although the preferred construction is as shown anddescribed, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction can be had which fall within the scope of the light of theinvention as claimed.

lVhat we claim is:

1. A garage structure including a front wall formed of an upper and alower section and with the former projecting outwardly from the latter,said upper section including means to provide alengthwise extendingchamber in the lower portion thereof, said lower section formed of aplurality of inner and outer rectangular closure elements normallyarranged in overlapping position and each independently verticallyadjustable and independently laterally shiftable, said elements havingtheir upper ends permanently extended in said chamber, said lowersection provided with a pair of duplex track members disposed inparallelism throughout and arranged at the top of said chamber, meansfor shiftably suspending said inner elements from one of said duplextrack members, means for shiftably suspending the said outer elementsfrom the other duplex track member, and said suspending means beingadjustably connected with said elements to enable the adjustmentindependently of each of said elements vertically.

2. A garage structure including a front wall formed of an upper and alower section and with the former projecting outwardly from the latter,said upper section including means to provide a lengthwise extendingchamber in the lower portion thereof, said lower section formed of aplurality of inner and outer rectangular closure elements normallyarranged in overlapping position and each independently verticallyadjustable and independently laterally shift;

able, said elements having their upper ends permanently extended in saidchamber, said lower section provided with "a pair of duplex trackmembers disposed V in parallelism throughout and arranged at the top ofsaid chamber. means for shift'ably suspending the said inner elementsfrom one of said duplex track members, means for shiftably suspendingthe said outer elements from the other duplex track member, saidsuspending means being adjustably connected with said elements to enablethe adjustment independently of each of said elements vertically, andsaid upper section at its rear including an anchoring element common tosaid duplex track members and formed with cutout portions whereby accesscan be had to vertically adjust said elements.

3. A garage structure comprising means to provide a plurality ofcompartments, a support extending across the front of 'saidcompartments, anchoring means for said support, said anchoring meansarranged rearwardly of and depending below said support, bracketssecured to said anchoring means and positioned against said support, awall forming member secured to said brackets and in connection with saidbrackets, support and anchoring means providing a chamber of the samelength as the length of the support, a protective covering enclosingsaid brackets and wall forming member, hanger elements connected with,said support and each provided with a front and rear holder arranged insaid chamber, a duplex track member mounted in the front holders, aduplex track member mounted in the rear holders, said trackmeinbersdisposed in parallelism throughout, vertically Q adjustable closureelements shiftably suspended from the track member mounted in the frontholders, and vertically adjustable closure elements shiftably suspendedfrom that track member mounted in the rear holders and arrangedrearwardly with respect to said other element.

4. A garage structure comprising means to provide a lurality ofcompartments, a

support exten ing across the front of said compartments, anchoring meansfor said support, said anchoring means arranged rearwardly of anddepending below said support, brackets secured to said anchoring meansand positioned against said support, a wall forming member secured tosaid brackets and in connection with said brackets, sup ort andanchoring means providing a cham r of the same length as the length ofthe support, a protective covering enclosing said brackets and wallforming member, hanger elements connected with said support and eachprovided with a front and a rear holder arranged in said chamber, aduplex track member mounted in the front holders, a du lex track membermounted in the rear hol ers, said track members dis.-

d in parallelism throughout, a vertically adjustable closure elementshiftably suspended from the track member mounted in the front holders,a vertically adjustable closure element shiftably suspended. from thattrack member mounted in the rear holders and arranged j rearwardly withrespect to said other element, and said anchoring means having cut outportions whereby access can be had to vertically adjust said closureelements.

5. A garage structure comprising means to provide a compartment, a frontwall formed of a stationary upper section and a shiftable lower sectionarranged inwardly.

,vided with means to provide a lengthwise extending chamber opening atthe bottom of said section, said members having their upper endspermanently extending into said chamber, said upper section furtherprovided with a lengthwise extending support arranged above saidchamber, front and rear holders suspended from said support and arrangedwithin the top of said chamber, a duplex track member mounted in thefront holders, a duplex track member mounted in the rear holders, saidtrack members disposed in parallelism throughout with respect to eachother, and means for shiftably supporting said closures from the trackmembers, said means providing for the vertical adjustment of theclosures.

6. A garage structure including a front wall formed of a stationaryupper section and a shiftable lower section and with the formerprojecting outwardly from the latter, said lower section formed of aplurality of independently shiftable laterally movable membersconstituting closures having their upper ends permanently extended intosaid upper section each of said closures having the upper end disposedsuperposed angle-shaped straps secured to the upper ends of saidclosures, a pair of parallel track members secured within said uppersection, and means connected with the overlapping portions of saidstraps for shiftably supporting said closures from said track members,said means providing for the vertical adjustment of the closures.

7. A garage structure comprising means to provide a compartment and afront wall formed of a stationary upper section and a shiftable lowersection arranged inwardly with respect to the upper section, saidsections forming the front wall of said compartment, said lower sectionformed of a thereof cut away, oppositely plurality of independentlyshiftable laterally --m0vable inner and outer members constitutingclosures, said closures permanently extending into said upper section,means arranged within said upper section to provide a pair of track memers disposed in parallel relation throughout, and means for shiftablysupporting said closures from the track members, saidmeans connectedwith said closures centrall of the top edge thereof, and said meansrther providing for the vertical adjustment of the closures.

In testimony whereof, we afiix our signatures hereto.

PRESTON A. ROBERTS. PETER 0. EACH.

